Schwarzenegger's Reform Means Minimum Wage
Will the same pay rates apply to the Governor and members of the California State Legislature? Their monthly postage allowance is more than federal minimum wage earners make.
Will the same pay rates apply to the Governor and members of the California State Legislature? Their monthly postage allowance is more than federal minimum wage earners make.
Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 07.10.2008 | Business
Let's overlay the current economic environment -- we're in a recession and we're not getting out of it anytime soon. That means that tactically, this is a terrible time to increase taxes.
William Bradley | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger told me early this year that he would make sure that California was "in play" for the Republican presidential candidate. Schwarzenegger's belief is looking quite ragged.
Dave Johnson | Posted 05.20.2008 | Business
The California Chamber of Commerce has released its annual list of what it calls "job-killer bills." Why is it that the hit-list seems to only target Democrats?
Dave Johnson | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics
It is a popular misconception that taxes add to the squeeze on the middle class. But it isn't tax increases that have squeezed the middle class, it's...
Dave Johnson | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics
Some years ago the corporate-funded anti-tax, anti-government advocates paid their way to become the dominant voice in our civil discourse. They said...
Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 04.16.2008 | Business
If we continue doing nothing, in about 35 years, the government will have no money for anything other than Medicare, Social Security and interest on the money we've already borrowed.
Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 04.12.2008 | Politics
I have been against the Iraq war from the very beginning. However, my arguments didn't rest on the lofty perches of ethics or morals; they rested on the far cruder cost benefit analysis of war.
Dave Johnson | Posted 03.13.2008 | Politics
The people of California need to understand that a choice was made yesterday to continue to be the only state that allows oil companies to pump our oil and not pay anything for it.
Dave Johnson | Posted 03.11.2008 | Politics
Today in California we are facing a budget shortfall. And instead of asking oil companies and others to give back a bit we are on the verge of deciding instead to cut our school budget.
Bob Greenstein | Posted 03.10.2008 | Business
There has been a spending explosion, but it's come in defense-related programs, which have grown 27 times faster than domestic discretionary programs over the past seven years.
Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 03.10.2008 | Politics
Even a cursory analysis of Bush's spending proposal reveals a failure in many areas to construct a budget that protects the well-being of children in low- to middle-income families.
Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics
During the Senate's consideration of the budget resolution, I will offer an amendment to restore the top income tax bracket to 39.6 percent for households earning more than $1 million a year.
Dave Johnson | Posted 03.05.2008 | Politics
Governor Schwarzenegger has declared a "fiscal emergency" and is asking the legislature to solve the problem entirely with budget cuts.
Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 03.03.2008 | Politics
Not well enough: 231 members scored 60 percent or lower on our scorecard -- a failing grade from our school days.
Dave Johnson | Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics
Do you know about the California yacht tax loophole? Here is how it works: Regular people like you and me have to pay sales taxes on the things we bu...
Dave Johnson | Posted 02.12.2008 | Politics
The reality is that the budget cannot be fixed with budget cuts or more borrowing. We need to increase taxes.
Los Angeles Times | Matea Gold | Posted 02.05.2008 | Media
Public broadcasting officials vowed Monday to fight drastic cuts President Bush is seeking to make to federal financing for public television and radi...
Chris Weigant | Posted 02.01.2008 | Politics
This column is dedicated to the idea that Democrats can learn to use talking points as effectively as Republicans often do. This idea annoys many who...
Dave Johnson | Posted 01.15.2008 | Politics
When people are shocked and worried they will accept solutions that might not be what they would accept if they had time to think and consider all reasonable alternatives.
Dave Johnson | Posted 01.09.2008 | Politics
Do taxes drive the economy? California's governor says the state is in a budget crisis. He says we need to cut the state's spending "across-the-boa...
Dave Johnson | Posted 12.19.2007 | Politics
CA is well along the path to second-class status. All we need to do is visit our schools or drive on our roads to see what the drumbeat of anti-tax, budget-cutting propaganda brings us.
David Roberts | Posted 12.14.2007 | Politics
The Democrats can't just filibuster; it would likely spiral into a major budget crisis and a government shutdown. It's a huge gamble, and if they lost it could imperil their chances in 2008.
Dave Johnson | Posted 12.12.2007 | Politics
By Dave Johnson for Speak Out California Two previous posts explored the outline of the California state budget, and the process by which the budget ...
Tom Andrews | Posted 12.09.2007 | Politics
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Paul Peete | Posted 07.23.2008 | Home